We invited Zoolab into school to enable children to touch, handle and understand more about animals. It allowed pupils to get up close to a Madagascar cockroach, Chilean tarantula, African millipede, Australian green frog, corn snake and an Emperor scorpion....

Reception class discovered some wonderful creatures in their journey underwater. During a trip to South Shields they looked closely at items found on the seashore, paddled in the sea, had a ride on the ‘Lakeshore Road Train’ and even had time to eat chips...

Year 1 had a world food day. They tasted foods from around the world. Frankfurters, chilli con carne, hummus, olives, sundried tomatoes, naan bread, couscous, croissants and brioche were all tried and enjoyed.

Wendy Marlowe , a cookery tutor, came into Swalwell School on Thursday and Friday ( 4th and 5th June) to work with children in Y2/3 and Y4/5. She delivered hands on , enjoyable cookery sessions . The sessions which included tuition on healthy eating and food hygiene ...

Mr Johnson and his Year 2 children walked to Thornley Woods via Swalwell Visitor Centre, Red Kite Hill, River Derwent and Nine Arches Viaduct. Some wore pedometers which showed they had walked 9 miles! On their journey, they looked for nature as part of their Science...